Ah yes, the cell phone. The camera. Both of which are incredible advances in modern technology, and amalgamated together is a combination that is quickly destroying privacy; adding to the tirade of viral videos on YouTube. A force to be reckoned with! THE CELL PHONE-CAMERA!

No longer can one pick their nose in the car freely, dance like crazy in their bedrooms or trip down a flight of stairs- without the potential for all to see.

According to the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention & Innovation, Daniel A. Henderson created the first prototype for this masterpiece in 1993. I suspect no one at the time would have fathomed such an enormous impact on the cellular phone market, on the Internet…or on the entire world.

The cell phone no doubt contributes to thousands of videos and photos posted online each day. Perhaps the most popular video captured by a cell-phone camera to date was that of the execution of Saddam Hussien. No longer can one be executed without the potential for all to see.

Reuters.com stated that, as of November 2007, “worldwide mobile telephone subscriptions reached 3.3 billion – equivalent to half the global population.” Wow. Half the Earth’s population are cell phone users. I can only imagine how many have cameras integrated within them. Very few people today do not own a cell phone; one being my media professor, Dr. Strangelove. (Kudos!)

The world today is dependent on technology, we need it to connect to information, stay in touch… and we need it to film and document nearly every occurrence in our lives.

Countless celebrities have been captured on cell phone cameras, often in risqué situations, or private moments. Miley Cyrus (or Hannah Montana as the 6 year olds know her) being the current leading example.Recent photos have been leaked of the 16-year-old star in provocative and personal poses.

Miley Cyrus. I don't think I was supposed to see this.

So is the cell-phone camera movement a good thing? Does society really need to incessantly document every minuscule event that occurs? Memories don’t hold the same merit when one can post their photos online just seconds after they are taken.

Last Night's Dinner. Thank God For Cell-Phone Cameras.

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yea it can be the coolest thing and it cal totally screw your life up…lol i had sent my bf pics of myself [we were dating for a few years and he had to go to football camp and missed me] well one of his friends got mad at me cuz he was stupid lol and he got one of those pics and sent it to like our whole school..luckily i had some good tough friends that beat that helped me stop it and helped me grow from it but still it was an epic thign in my life and i feel bad for every person this happens to…and it happens alot more than you would imagine..its almost sad..we are losing more and more privacy as technology grows…its almost scary to think about…